Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-12

chairman. GAn6ral bnokner was nOint-
mated for governor by acclamation- The
platform adopted expressea condolences in
the integrity and devotion 10 duty OF
President Cleveland, and approves his
administration as economic and clean ;
favors honest civil service reform in the
striotest measure of personal and party
responsibility, and opposes the substitu-
ton, In room. OF this, of life tenure, q
civil pension list and all other appon-
dages of bureaucratic system foreign TO
the genius of our institutions and poo
pie; sympathizes with Irelsnd's struggle
for local self government, denounces The
present war tariff, and demands that the
taxes shall be abolished or lowered upon
the necessities Of life. feE
LouIsuLLE, KY., May 5.--The Demo-
cratic State Convention continued in ses-
sion until late hour last night. After
the nomination Of governor addrasses
were made by Mr.. Green 0. Smith hau4
tenant-goyernor Of Indiana, DIR. Il. ID. 4
Stamford and others of Louisville. After
the speeches the band struck up and
number Of ladies walked into the cony,n-
ton, Behind them came nurse bearing
handsome baby. One Of the ladies' was
Mrs. Gen. Buckner and the baby was the
next governors son and heir. The ap-
plause was tremendous, and the baby was
greeted In the most enthusiastic manner"
''Hurrah for Betty and the baby"
yelled some. bring the baby down here
and let us see him, shouted others. The
shouts continued for some time, but the
baby was soon hidden in one OF the
boxes.
mn II n AL 1.sa
seat as permanent chairman said: "For
the first time in quarter of century the
responsibilities of government are on the
Democratic party, and It must meet them
in spirit of brave and unsel6sh patriot
ism. II II ever had prejudices, IL must
forget them. II it ever felt the spirit OF
faction, it must silence it. II it is
embarrassed by differences OF opin-
ions among its own members, i
must reconcile them, il possible, but II
that cannot be done it must deliberately
pronounce the judgement of the ma
jority on all vital questions and let each
| man 60 his own way and choose his own
political associates. This prescribes no.
body, coerces nobody, but it bases party
organization on principle and makes
party action honest and respectable. This
is not an appropriate time or pltce
| for an elaborate discussion of political
| questions and L shall not attempt
It. That will be done during the
| progr, 81 of the canvass you are now
| about to inaugurate, and hope IL may be
| in ms power 10 take an humble part in it
Iot an candidate for any Office directly
Jr Indirectly at the disposal OF the
people, but simply as Democrat, pro-
foundly convinced that the best interests
| Of the state and the whole country will
be promoted by the combined ascendency
of Democratic principles and Democratic
methods. [Great applause. l believe.
gentlemen, that large majority of the
people OF the United States are now look
ing to the Democratic party 10 protect
them and their property from the
encroachments and spoliations of what is
called fraternal government on the one
side and from the threatened depreda-
tions of agrarianism ON the other. IL is
the only practical organization that Inns
witnessed and helped to promote the
wonderful growth and prosperity Of the
country during the whole century Of
the governments existence. 1t il
the great conservative force of tho
country and il is stronger in numbers to-
day than it ever was before, while its pur.
poses are as patriotic and its political
fruits as sound rs they were in the day.
of Jefferson and Madison and jackson
IOontinued applause. If the poopls
cannot rely upon the strength and oour
age and prestige Of their party for tht
protection of their rights of person
and property and the preservation o
!, their political franchises, where ehal
they look for safetyP Oan they trus
the Republican party, with its loose ant
dangerous theories of consolidation ant
governmental supremacy over all thu
affairs of the citizens2 That party ha
thoroughly demonstrated its incapseit.
} to govern free people in times of peae
and it must 60 the way Of Its Fedora
, progenitor. Loud applause.
"Gentlemen, 10 it not q singular fac
J that strong feeling of sympathy should
exist between those who want no govern
. ment, between those who want the gov
, ernment TO do everything and those VIII
j want II to do nothing. While one factiol
advocates governmental interference Il
all the affairs of the people, anothe
! faction opposes governmental intel
3 ference for any purpose, even to preserv
) the peace and protect the rights Q
a property; and yet their reasoning in tn
abstract is substantially the same, and
3 followed to it's logical conclusion woul
8 produce substantially the same results
8 The man who believes that 1t is the rigt
4 and duty of ..the government to take th
earnings of one citizen by taxation c
3 otherwise and give them to another, ,dihei
Q very little from the man who denies th
I right of property altogethef. Cheer
: and applause. If the government ma
y rightfully compel you by law
give any part of the proceeds OF yor
If labor or your skill to another man WI
/: may it not, with equal right, compel yo
" to give him your horse or your landp III
VI fact that this is done indirectly and und'
II the guise of taxation does not in Il
70 slightest degree affect the questioned rigl
!, or wrong involved in the transaction, b.
y it greatly increases the danger to- Il
N people, because they are less like
r 10 detect and resist the spoliation when
v is committed through this insidious pr
Q. cess; and, il the government may righ
ID fully collect money by taxation and tn,
g divide il as bounty or subsidy to inc
I, yiduals or corporations engaged in pa
IN ticular industries or enterprises in ord
to to make their private business prohtabl
"a l WHY may ~ hot thibO otAicNs At httA Si
o. tribute it among particular CLASSES Of 4
N people in order to equalize their forum
ID and thus accomplish all that socialism a.
ID communism are demanding? There is 4
I. little difference in principle and in prac
d, cal results between paternal governme
ne and mob government that it is not wor
he while to express a preference for o
as over the other. We must oppose both
ID we must abandon ali that our party b
n, contended for in the past and relinqui
l." oil it has hoped for in the future"
d. Referring to party lines he said: 'eI
IL Democratic party stands pledged in
ol- most solemn manner to revise the tar
IA. reduce the revenue and tighten the b
by dens of the people. Upon their pledl
be clearly and distinctly madeit appealed
By the people in 1879 and secured
las popular majority of more than 25O,t
over it's Republican adversaries. UI
this pledge it elected president in II
: and il is bounded by every oonsiderati
,. of party policy, of the public intere
and of good faith to the people to sta
,oa by that PLEDGE [Great applause.
I aiT Referring to Mr.. Cleveland Mr..
sks Isle said : "The country will be v
the fortunate if it can always secure the I
nal vices of an executive so thoroughly
ng- voted to the real interests of the peol
hat ,a and so just and impartial in the exc